Stimulus money

Former state GOP chairman Tom Pauken, who says he’s running for governor regardless of which giant he’ll be taking on, spoke more bluntly Friday about a conflict with Gov. Rick Perry over stimulus funds than he did as Perry’s appointed Texas Workforce Commission chairman. The conflict centered on Perry’s refusal to take $555 million in […]
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The Texas Education Agency recently completed its audit of Alvin and Pasadena ISDs, finding that both over-reported the amount of jobs created or saved by the federal stimulus bill, which is known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Pasadena ISD reported that 100 jobs were created, while the TEA calculated the number […]
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Remember the stimulus money that was going to fund Gov. Rick Perry’s pet programs in the budget agreed on by House-Senate negotiators — despite Perry’s criticism of what he describes as big-spending Washington? Well, not any more. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Steve Ogden, R-Bryan, said budget writers exchanged state general revenue money for the stimulus […]
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He still doesn’t like it, but he won’t say if he’ll veto it. A proposal to expand unemployment benefits will “hammer” businesses and cost jobs, Gov. Rick Perry said today. But he wouldn’t say if he’ll veto the measure if it reaches his desk, because it’s still subject to change (Perry usually is reluctant to […]
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The Senate today passed a bill that would allow Texas to accept $555 million in federal stimulus money for expanded unemployment benefits. The vote was 19-11 to send the bill to the House. Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler, said the bill not only helps workers who have lost jobs through no fault of their own, but […]
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The Texas Senate tentatively approved Sen. Kevin Eltife’s bill to change the state’s unemployment laws so that Texas can accept an estimated $555 million in federal stimulus dollars. Gov. Rick Perry has opted not to take the money, saying it has too many strings attached in the form of expanded benefits that employers cannot afford. […]
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Lawmakers are making their move to try to get around Gov. Rick Perry’s refusal of more than half a billion dollars in stimulus money. The Senate Economic Development Committee voted 4-0 for a substitute for Senate Bill 1569 by Sen. Kevin Eltife, R-Tyler. It would make the changes required for the state to get the […]
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Senate Finance Chairman Steve Ogden says the state can boost services by at least another $5.4 billion in the next two-year budget period without relying on its rainy day fund, thanks to federal stimulus money. Senate budget-writers are putting the finishing touches on a proposed budget for 2010-11 that Ogden says could total some $177 […]
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